After Petrova lost the second set 3-6 she took the lead in the third game of the deciding third set. Widjaja took the first service game from the Russian but was rebroken in the following game. Petrova found her first serve and started to hit some winners and finaly breaking Widjaja’s service games. Petrova get her first matchpoint on 5-2 and 30-40 but Widjaja’s serve forced deuce. Widjaja’s error gives Petrova her second matchpoint conceeding it with a beautiful lob for the victory 6-4 3-6 6-2.

Amelie Mauresmo from France also needed three sets to get past her compatriot Marion Bartoli. Mauresmo lost the first set 1-6 and just won the second set tiebreak 7-5 (5). Bartoli’s restance was broken in the third set and Mauresmo took the match 1-6 7-5 (5) 6-4.

Barbara Rittner from Germany defeated Italian Rita Grande in two straight sets 6-1 6-3.